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The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
The ID. & o. Train Service.

With twelve daily trains between Will
mington and Philadoldhia, run at conyen-
lent hours, the B. & o. makes a strong hit
for public favor. A commodious and hand
somely appointed station has been provided
for the convenience Of passengers and every
attention is shown them by the station and
train officials Tho b. & o. possesses a
great advantage over other roads in the mat
ter of through travel. 1t is the only one Of
great Trunk Lines that runs its trains
through solid irem the Atlantic seabeard to
the commercial cenNes of the West. The
B. & o. is the ouly line running through
cars for all classes of travel. 1t is via the
B. X o. only that through sleeping cars,
through coaches and through baggage cars
arc run from Philadelphia and Wilmington
is quite convenience to persons who prize
personal comfort and the security of their
property, They not only avoid the frequent
changes of cars incident to other routes, bnt
their baggage is not battered and thumped
by fresh and ignorant baggage smasher"
at each changing point. With all these con-
venienccs the rates of fare from Wilmington
to nearly all points in the West are less by
the b. & o. than by 9th lines. Through
tickets and sleeping car accommodations can
be secuted in advance from Mr.. II. A. Mill.
er, ticket agent, B. ,S .. Depot, Whining
ton.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
King soIomon,s Diamond Mines

Julian Hawthorn, who ought to be good
Judge says of II. Rider Haggard's story of
skiing Solumon's Mines" 'there is no story
of adventure that surpasses it." That seems
to be the popular verdict. Everybody is
reading it or talking about it,. of course
there are no end of editions published, from
cloth bound at 81 so to the Seaside Library
edition at 90 cents. And, rs might be ex-
pected, the cheapest of all is the Literary
Rec0lution edition which in large type, un-
abridged, sells for cents in paper covers, or
90 cents in cloth binding. Specimen chap
tiers are sent free to anyone asking for them.
1t is a source of amazement to look through
one of the Revolution G4-pagc Catalogue
(sent free to any applicanO, and note the
literary riches to be secured almost "for a
song" you have never seen catalogue,
or have seen none recently, it is worth while
to write a postal card and get it. Some ex,
traordinary bargains are offered during the
summer months. Address John B. Alden
Publisher, 393 Pearl street, New York, OF
Lakeside Building, Chicago.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
FORGING success.

When tile B. & o. opened its Philadelphia
line the question naturally arose, where
will the new road get its patronage? But
that the patronage has been secured can no
longer be questioned, and day by day that
patronage is steadily augmented. There are
already twenty local trains and six limited
express trains daily between Wilmington
and Philadelphia.
Commencing at 6. a. m. trains are run
ming quite constantly until 8 p. m. The
o'clock train is destined to be very popu.
lar one, as it admits OF an early dinner al
home and at the same time it enables one tc
reach Philadelphia at a most seasonablt
hour for afternoon business.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09

f
Iuliot seatbcrle s,pcat se,rise earlyssaiid
have work done in the coolest part OF the
day. Rest by sleeping in darkoned room
at midday or afternoon. Live on simple
food, sound, ripe fruit, vegetables, eschew
salt meat, and eat sparingly Of fish. An
afternoon nap also for the children is ne
cessity, however they rebel against it, even
single day in the park is tonic. Gases OF
sunstroke have occurred in Iudia at midnight
and on shipboard when breathing impure
air. If person is sunstruck lay him down
on his back, slightly raising head and should.
ers, and pour cold wator freely on bis head,
neck and chest.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
The New Water Commission.

Now that the first expression Of opinion
has been given and the partisan ideas in re-
gard to Christian Febger's appointment as
water commissioner, have had full opportu-
nifty of being expressed and comment made
thereon, there is gaining ground general
feeling throughout the city that Mayor
Rhoads' appointment was an ominently
proper one.
Mr.. Febiger is a most estimable citizen.
He is also thoroughly informed upon the re-
quiremeuts of the position.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
Our Glorious Fourth.

Thanks to some enterprsing citizons Of
the east side, Wilmington enjoyed patri-
otic national holiday last Monday.
There were two or three accidents, but
nothing very serious; and a great deal of
noise, but that, according to current ideas
is lone and inseparable" from patriotism.
From $4,000 to 5000 citizeus gathered at
Ninth and Lombard streets in the evening
to see the fireworks display. The large
crowd enjoyed themselves thoroughly. OF
course the display was nothing extremely
impressive, but was quite good enough to
please the moderate wishes of those present.
1t gave the opportunity for citizens to meet
together in large numbers and sigualize the
day by mutual interchange Of patriotic senti.
ment and mutual good will. The speeches
of the Hon. Charles B. Lore and Culouel
Nields gave FLIP to the occasion.
| The feature of the past Fourth, however
will always be the memory of the impressive
picture Of the great gathering at night tim'
as the colored fire suddenly illuminated th,
scene, lighting up the immense throng o.
humanity from east to west of the large oper
lot. The roofs of houses bordering tn,
square were black with people, the cOloreC
light effectively illuminating in serried line
the crowds ON the roofs, in the windows
and the triple line Of che irs, stretching
along the thrOng in the open lot whose blacl
mass showed like a solid wall of deep shadoV
between the spectator and the light. Tn
darkness at one side of the scene made th
effect still more marked and trebled b
ready imagination the numbers present. A
rocket suddenly flared up, the scene wa
! one of an immense illrmitable sea of head
countless mass of human beings.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
state Patriotism.

In connection with the proposition maue
some weeks ago to erect monument to
Delaware's great statesman, John M. Clay
ton, and, in line with the statement made
by Chief Justice Comegys of this State that
the record of the great men of Delaware of
the near past is vanishing quickly from the
memory of the older citizens of the State,
| and is almost unknown by the younger gen.
| erations, It is quite exhilarating to read
the following brisk and patriotic sentiment
| from Wilmingtonian, now resident in one
| Of the Western States:
Editor WILMINGToNIAE =
Delaware has glorious history in the Re-
public and her children should see TO it that
her great statesmen and warriors are kept
| In perpetual remembrance, not only within
| the State boundaries but before the nation.
Where are the monuments commemora-
| tive of the signers of the Declaration Of In
| dependence Rodney, McKeau, Dickinson
or such naval heroes as Macdonough and
Jacob Jones !
The victory Of fMacdonough on Lake Cham
plain was certainly the greatest naval acbie-
vement of the war of 1912 with England.
He drove the British north saving our feeble
army at Plattsburg.
| The statues of Macdonough and Jones
should be placed on Delaware Avenue with
in sight of the Capitol at Washington, so that
whenever rash senator from another State
should inquire why it is that his State has
no more senators than little Delaware he
may be led to the balcony of the Senate
chamber and shown her great captains who
wrought victory for the national arms in the
dread contests for the maintainance of the
nation.
There are many other proud names Of
Delaware that shold adorn Delaware Ave
nue. in shington-statesme and war.
riors,
1t 10 not very well known, think, that
Delaware sent larger proportion of her peo.
pie, capable of bearing arms, to the front t.
to save the Union, than any other State ex,
cept Indiana,
observe another important and sad an
nouncement that Delaware College is in dan
ger OF being closed up. But recovery /,
within reach believe and more prosper
GUS future awaits It. Let the college be re
moved to your beautiful and prosperous city
located on Delaware Avenue, overlooking
the Brandywino. Erect suitable building
sufficient for its needs in the arts ant
sciences. Make il the finish of your publi
school system and bring il into alliance will
the higher schools or academies of the lowe
counties. Give it a university aspect by al
organization Of departments of law an,
medicine as well as departments of apple,
Q. G. mechanical mining, civil engineering
and agriculture.
: Last fall for tho first time in thirty od
years had an opportunity of visiting you
city and was amazed aud delighted at it
: large aud beautiful growth. | am sure tina
the energy, skill, and wealth il dsplaye
are prophetic of still greater power and pros
! perity not only for yourselves but of tn
whole State as well.
: TRASsTLvANIA.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
A Days Outing l..

Last Thursday morning very elegant
party Of ladies and gentlemen had special
car attached to the o'clock train out of the
Delaware Avenue Station and were carried
direct to Fairmount Park, where most en-
joyable day was passed.
The elegant stations on the line of the B.
& o. and the general attractiveness of the
country along the entire route were matters
of marked congratulation.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
still a Nuisance,

The residents of the locality around about
the new post Office ite would remind the
Board of Health that there is still as much
stencil to the square inch on said lot as
there was two weeks ago, when the attention
of the Board was called to the abominable
nuisance.
II is self-evident that the Board Of Health
is either limited in its percgatives or it is
iaboring under an attack of official strabis-
mus.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
The Militia Encampment.

No doubt Wilmington would be much
oblge to Adintant General Konney il he
would locate the militia oncampment at
Brandywine Springs. We believe there is
no place in the State better suited for the
purpose than it.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
Excursion 10 French Creek Falls.

The 1j0th anniversary picnic of the First
Presbyterian Sunday School will be held at
French Greek Falls, ON the Wilmington and
Northern Railroad, on Thursday, July 2lst.
Tickets are sold al ST. The Church celo-
bratcs its 1jOth anniversary in the fall.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
First. Miihont a second.

There is but one standard dictionary, and
can only be but one in this country, and
that is undoubtedly Wobster's Unabridged,
the finest photographed compendium Of
the English language ever compiled.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
MOONLIGHT Excursion

The young men of Union NJ. E. Sabbath
school will give moonlight excursion on
the steamer Brsndywine on Monday even
ing, August LIST, leaving Fourth street
wharf at o'clock. The First Regiment
Band has been engaged for the occasion.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
That Pest Hole.

1t is stated that the new post Office lot is
now personally In charge Of Collector
Pickles. That gentleman is politely offered
an invitation to come and sec for himself
what nuisance the place is.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-07-09
EaII. Of French Creek.

The First Presbyterian Sunday School
will picnic at the Falls of French Creek on
Thursday, July 2lst. Tickets Al; children,
50 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13
The Utah Constitution.

The clause of the new constitution recent
ly adopted by the Utah convention, which
relates to pOlygamy reads as follows:
Article IA, Section IL. Bigamy and polygamy
being considered Incompatible with republican
form OF government, each of them is hereby for
hidden and declared a misdemeanor. ANY per-
son who shall violate this section shall on conyc-
ton lion thereof hereof be punished by fine Of not more
not less than six months nor more than three
years.
This section shall be construed as operative
Wlnout AID OF legislation and offences prohibited,
but this section shall not be barred by any stat
ute OF limitation within three years after the com
mission Of the offence, nor the power TO pardon
extend thereunto until such pardon shall be ap-
proved by the President Of the United States
Proylso TO article 10 on amendments provided
or in any way changed until any amendment,
revision or change as proposed thereto shall be re-
ported 20 congress, and shall be by Congress an
proved, and such approval be proclaimed by tie
President, and il not so ratified and proclaimed
said section shall remain perpetual.
1t will be seen that this clause is made op-
erative without special legislation to enforce
1t, and no amendment of it is to be allowed
except it first receive the sanction of Con-
gress At first glance this would seem to
stop up all the holes. But the execution OF
laws depends largely upon the energy
and sincerity of the prosecuting officers and
-" @~''J Va "iiS JuNSSo anu jurors. EXpe-
rence has abundantly shown that when
there is strong public sentiment against
law it is exceedingly difficult to obtain con-
victions under it. The prosecuting officers
will be lukewarm, the judges will throw all
possible technical distractions in the wav
and evidence which would ordinarily be con-
sidered overwhelming will be regarded as
insufficient When Utah is organized into
State law which sends man to prison for
three years for having more than one wife
will be an exceedingly unpopular law, be-
cause 1t will be Furnishing as a crime what is
recognized by the prevailing religion as not
only morally right but also praiseworthy.
Public sentiment will be overwhelmingly
against such law. The prosecuting officers,
inasmuch as the Mormons will control the
Territory, will not only be affected by that
sentiment but will be sympathizers with it.
The same will be the case with the judges
ana TO large extent with the jurors also.
what VIII be the chances of the conviction
OF polygamist before court whose Judge
is sympathizer with polygamy, whose
prosecuting officer is imbued with the same
feeling and whose iuries are made mn of
majority of men who believe the same wavp
What would be the chances of conyieting a
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

DIR. McGlynn's speech before the Anti-Poy-
erty Society on Sunday night was far from
dignihed utterance, and whatever its effect
upon the members of that society 1t cannot
fail to lower the Doctor in the respect of the
general public. 1t is not putting it too strong
ly to say that there was good deal of black
guardism in 1t. For instance, when replying
to an insinuation made by Brooklyn priest
that he had left the Catholic church because
he wanted to get married he used this lam
guage:
There's an old bunoon who has a kind of a barn
Of church in Brooklyn. He is cross between
Dane and all Amsterdam Dutchman. His con
sregatlon get not only his words but circus each
sunday. Some Of the New Ysrk papers have
been translating what he says. This old fellow
the trouble with Mr.. McGlynn was that he want
ca 10 take wife. The Bishop Of BROOKLYN toler-
ates this man. He tolerates this buffoonery Sun
DAY after Sunday, and, if anything, encourages
that scoundrel and blackguard
The Brooklyn priest may be all that the
Doctor says he is, and the Doctors charac-
terization of him may not be unjust, but its
coarseness is entirely unworthy of man of
Dr. McGlynn's profession and attachments.
Perhaps his excuse would be that he was
getting down to the level Of hi. audience.
but to admit the validity of that plea is to
convict the anti-poverty society Of being
rather rough crowd.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13
ry respectfully,

M
p. o. address
An persons who desire 1t can procure executed
copies OF this card on application to secretary of
the A. L. ).
The duplicate pledge-card bears on this
side the name OF the person who solicited
the signing Of the card or the name of the
gentleman to whom it may be sent through
the mail. Both ladies and gentlemen have
become members of the society. There are
now 60 members in Brooklyn and seven anti
treating societies have been formed in other
towns and are beginning active work.
Numerous inquiries have been received at
headquarters asking about the work, its
plans and the like. Some of these are from
other States, two from Scotland and France,
one from Nova Scotia and one from the
Bermuda Islands.
In effect the form that the LIQUOR law of
Georgia has taken in some counties and
towns accomplishes the same purpose as the
Antl-Treating Society. In Atlanta, for ex-
ample man cannot buy less than quart
OF liquor. This discourages treating at bar
rooms and at public places, if not at home.
And the idea has spread in another direc-
ton. During the recent session of the Flor
ida Legislature bill was introduced making
IL mlSdemean0r to invite man to take a
drink. The bill was killed by ridicule but
1t showed that the anti-treating idea had got
abroad.
1t is not prohibitory or total abstinence
movement, but it is very practical reform
movement, directed against social custom
that is undoubtedly responsible for much of
the lntemperance of the United States.
The treating nuisance here has formidable
proportions. | remember not long ago, when
John b. Schoffel was here, he sat with a
friend, who shall be nameless, at a round
mahogany table in the Hoffman House, and
The drinks were ordered but before thew
were drunk four new corners Joined the par
ty, and before their orders were served the
gang was swollen to 20 and 20 times Is cents
made 50. To rich man like Shoeffel, So is
and fair specimen of an absurd American
ism,
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

A civil service reform bill has been intro
duced into the New Hampshire Legislature,
which authorizes the creation Of commits
sion similar to the Massachusetts commits
sion. What its chances Of passage are it is
impossible to say The New Hampshire leg
islative mind is too thoroughly engrossed in
the railroad fight at the present time to al
low 1t to give attention to any other sub
iect
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

Mr.. John W. Sanborn, agent of the Boston
q Maine Railroad, announces in card to
the public that that corporation is satisfied
with the New Hampshire court OF course
1t Is pleasant to know that such is the fact,
but curiosity prompts the question, What
would happen if the Boston & Maine Com
pany were not satisfied with the court?
Would the Court have to go, or would the
Boston & Maine have to make the best of
TO
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13
THE STRUGGLE FOR SHARP.
North American

Petitions are being circulated for sigma
lures asking Judge Barrett net to sentence
Jacob Sharp to Imprisonment because he is
so sick. We should say that the Judge
would resent this as an impertinent attempt
to Interfere with the discharge of his duty.
he has before him the jury's recommends
ton of the prisoner to mercy What pur-
pose can these petitions serve? The Court
can do nothing less than ignore them, and
that the sentence will include term of i'm
foregone conclusion. To free man as rich
as Sharp for $4,000 would be mockery of
Justice
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

rumseller before court Offered by rum
sellers and jury largely recruited from
their ranks? The answer is obvious. Be-
fore Utah is admitted the inhabitants must
experience change Of heart, and renounce
polygamy because they believe it is sin.
They have renowned it now simply because
for the time being they deem it political
mistake.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

1t was hardly necessary for ex-Gov Curtin
to deny that he pardoned desperate from
the penitentiary during the war to assassin
ate JEFF Davis. In the first place man of
Curtin's character could not do such an act,
and in the second place a man Of his intell-
gence would not have wanted TO- Davis was
source of weakness to the Confederacy rath-
er than of strength, and his taking off would
have been positive advantage to it, for he
was constantly meddling with the move
ments OF the military leaders, and his Off
ciousness Knocked many well laid and
promising plan Of campaign into cooked
hor
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

The New York Sun thinks 1t has discov
cred that Oscar j. Harvey, the dishonest
clerk of the Treasury Department, is mug
wump, and of course is greatly rejoiced
thereat The principal evidence which
brings conviction to the Sun is his personal
appearance. His face, says that journal, is
not one that expresses any force of charac
ter. His ishy eye retreats from the gaze of
another man, and abont.theiong, thin, in
sipid face there ~isa sinister expression,
which is not improved by the general sancti-
monious cast" This" observes the Sun, SIS
perfect description Of Mugwump gone
wrong
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

The New York Board of Health has con-
cluded to treat cases of diphtheria, scarlet
fever and measles hereafter the same as
small pox The Board has found that the
alarming spread of these diseases which has
taken place within the past four months is
largely due to ignorance as to their nature
and the consequent neglect of such precau-
tions as isolation of the patients and thor
ough fumigation of the premises.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

Queen Kapiolani says the people Of the
Sandwich Islands wanted new ministry.
and the King gave it to them. That is true,
but it would be erroneous to infer from
this that Kalakaua is believer in the popu-
lar voice. 1t was not the demand but the
threat to enforce it that the King needed
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

The success of the Gladstonian Liberals in
Coventry has thoroughly alarmed the Tories
and they are now shouting Justify for bet
ter organization. But little infusion of
justice into their Irish policy would do them
more good than organization.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 10.

we do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address of the writer
are In all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith
We cannot undertake TO return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

Col. Morrison has become tired of his
work on the Interstate commerce commits
sion and wants to got back into Congress.
But the Colonel has proved much greater
success as commissioner than he ever did as
Congressman,
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

The passengers on the steamship Merri-
mack would not have Jared much worse had
they been wrecked among the savages of the
South Sea islands.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

The engineer of the Illinois Central rail-
road who Inspected the bridge which fell of
its own weight about as soon as he had
stopped looking at it, and pronounced it all
right, will probably seek other emplovment
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13

1t looks very much as IL Mr.. Sherman
would get wofully left If he is counting on
having solid delegation in the National
convention from Ohio. The other day at
meeting of the Republican executive commit
tee ofHamilton county his friends meditated
putting through resolution declaring that
Mr. Sherman was the first choice of the
Republicans of that county for President,
but when they counted noses they concluded
it would not be wise to press the resolution
ard consequently it disappeared into some
body's pocket.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-13
BENT WITH PAIN.

Due to Infamed Kidneys. Weak Back
w. and Ions, Aching Hips and Sides Re-
~ lieved in one minute by the Cufi-
cura Anfi-Pain Plaster. Never
\ M fails At druggists, % cts. five for 81.
! - Potter Drug and Chemical Co.. Boston.
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